The Accountant of Court has a statutory obligation under the Court of Session Consignation (Scotland) Act 1895 to be the custodian of sums under the following situations:
- Sums held by order of a Court of Session Interlocutor. (Holding funds by direction of the Court).
- Unclaimed dividends (dissenting shareholders) or unapplied balances in liquidations proceedings in terms of Section 193 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
- Unapplied balances and unclaimed dividends relative to Judicial Factory proceedings.
- Miscellaneous sums held at the discretion of the Accountant of Court.
The Accountant of Court holds such sums until such times as the rightful party makes a successful claim and uplifts their funds.
The Accountant of Court has a duty to hold such funds for a period of 7 years after which point the funds are ultimately remitted to QLTR. The Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer is the Crown’s representative in Scotland who deals with ownerless property.
If you believe that you may be due funds and the above conditions apply to your particular circumstances, please use our searchable online register below.
The register is updated on a daily basis and records go back to 01 January 2010. If you believe you are due funds from a consignation that predates 2010 please email us.
If you have successfully identified yourself from the register please contact us by email, quoting the Register Ref Number and the Company Name involved to begin the claim process.